Efforts of WCS- Program for Guatemala, Belize Wildlife & Referral Clinic and Belize Bird Rescue, contributed significantly to the protection and conservation of free-ranging parrots. To assess the health status of two populations of Scarlet macaw (Ara macao cya...

Macrorhabdus ornithogaster is an ascomycetes yeast, difficult to isolate and store in laboratory, that colonize the gut of several avian species causing digestive disorders. The present study aimed to characterize the microbiota
diversity of 45 fecal samples of M. ornithogaster ...

Few data are available worldwide on parasite infections of canaries (Serinus canaria), although they are highly popular pet and aviary birds. In this study, 188 canaries of various age, including 134 live and 54 deceased birds, from three Italian aviarie...